| Creating a Scottish Church: Catholicism, Gender and Ethnicity in Nineteenth-Century Scotland Contributor(s): Kehoe, S. Karly (Author) |
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ISBN: 071908993X ISBN-13: 9780719089930 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 19th Century - Religion | History - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 282.411 |
| LCCN: 2013388301 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.57 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Cultural Region - Scottish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book highlights how the Catholic population participated in the extension of citizenship in Scotland and considers Catholicism's transition from an underground and isolated church to a multi-faceted institution by taking a critical look at gender, ethnicity and class. It prioritises the role of women in the transformation and modernization of Catholic culture and represents a radical departure from the traditional perception of the church as an institution on the fringes of Scotland's religious and civic landscape. It examines how Catholicism participated in constructions of national identity and civic society. Industrialisation, urbanisation, and Irish migration forced Catholics and non-Catholics to reappraise Catholicism's position in Scotland and in turn Scotland's position in England. Using previously unseen archival material from private church and convent collections, it reveals how the construction of a Catholic social welfare system and associational culture helped to secure a civil society and national identity that was distinctively Scottish. |